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Matt Cage
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A few from 2012

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I have not posted a whole lot recently, so here is some of my favorites from 2012:



Here is a couple from the Peruvain Amazon in January 2012:

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Scinax garbei
Fringe Lipped Treefrog




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Enyaloides laticeps
Amazon Forest Dragon






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Dracaena guianensis
Northern Caiman Lizard





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Xenoxybelis argenteus
Greenstriped Vine Snake



And from Mexico:


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Heloderma horridum
Mexican Beaded Lizard





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Masticophis mentovarius
Tropical Whipsnake





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Senticolis triaspsis
Green Rat Snake





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Micrurus distans
Mexican West Coast Coral Snake




and a couple from the good ol' USA



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Gambelia wislizenii
Long-Nosed Leopard Lizard


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Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern Collard Lizard



2013 has already started pretty good herp wise. Hopefully I can get some posts up soon.

Thanks for looking!
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Beautiful posts Matt. I love the caiman lizard especially!
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Matt - That green-striped vine snake is one of the most incredible snakes I think I have ever seen. WoW, what a great looking beast! Fantastic post!

RocK ON!

Dave
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Nice post Matt, good to see you posting.

I'm w/ walkabout the Vine Snake is the bee's knees. I didn't know you and Shawn found a Heloderma, I'll bet that made him happy. And you guys got the Green Rat too! That's one animal I need to go back and find for a photograph.

Sweet photos, thanks for posting.

-Dell
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Great stuff, Matt. Thanks for posting.... :thumb:

Terry
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Post by moloch »

Matt,

Looks like you have had a top year for herps! That Scinax garbei is such an odd and interesting frog. Love the Caiman Lizard and hope to see one on some future trip to Madre Selva.


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David
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Thanks everybody! It was a great year. I'm hoping to get some Peru posts up soon.

Dave, I love those too, they are always a treat to find. Some have that blue hue on them. We usually find 2 or 3 per trip.

Dell, Thanks! We actually found about a dozen horridum last year. We ended with 2 Senticolis. I don't think I'm going this year, doing a different trip, just across the water from there, but lets do it in 2014.

Terry, it was great seeing you last year a couple of times. Hopefully I will get to see you this year! Hope all is well.

David, I love the garbei, they are all different from each other. I can't wait for you to return to Madre Selva! BTW, your recent posts have been outstanding!
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Hi- are u sure that whipsnake wasn't a taipan-look at the head only for a few sec. LOL
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Weird, those are my favorites too!

Awesome stuff, Matt. No matter how common they are, Eastern Collareds (in some areas) are one of my absolute favorites.

-Jake
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btskanks, you are correct, that is why on my trips to Australia, I have to take a different approach to herping!

Jake, yeah, love those Collards! Thanks for the notes!

Matt
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Awesome stuff man!
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